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LRO Spacecraft & Instruments

LRO Instruments

CRaTER
The primary goal of CRaTER is to characterize the global lunar radiation environment and its biological impacts.
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DIVINER
DIVINER will be measuring lunar surface temperatures at scales that provide essential information for future surface operations and exploration.
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LAMP
Reflected Lyman _ sky-glow and starlight produce sufficient signal for even a small UV instrument like LAMP to see in the Moon's permanently shadowed regions.
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LEND
LEND will provide measurements, create maps, detecting possible near-surface water ice deposits.
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LOLA
The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) investigation will provide a precise global lunar topographic model and geodetic grid that will serve as the foundation of this essential understanding.
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LROC
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has been designed to address the measurement requirements of landing site certification and polar illumination.
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